Spike-machine.



--Patented Apr. 22, I902.

H. H. BRINGER.

SPIKE MACHINE.

(Applicafiion filed. Oct. 2, 1900. Renewed Sept. 27, 1901.) (No Model.)

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H.H. BRINGEB.

SPIKE MACHINE.

(Application filed Oct. 2, 1900. Renewed Sept. 27, 1901.)

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' SPIKE MACHINE.

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PATENT OFFICE. 7

v HERMAN H. BRINGER, on rrrrssuae, PENNSYLVANIA,ASSIGNOR oF'Two THIRDS To JOHN W'EIIiERS BAOI-IER,OF'PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

SP K -MA HIN srncrrron rroir forming m of Letters Patent No. 698,100, dated April 22, 1902.

Application filed October 2, 1900. Renewed September 27, 1901. Serial No. 76,793. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, HERMAN H. B BINGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny'andState of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spike-Machines;

and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the'invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use .the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothenumerals of reference marked thereon,which form a part of' this specification My invention relates tospike-machines,

and more particularlyv to thatclass 'of ma-- chines for manufacturing railroad-spikes;

and it has for its object to produce a machine of this kindvwhich will be durable,

strong, and efficient and in which all of the parts can be. so adjusted that the material face slightly curved.

from which the spike is formed can be cut at the proper length, pointed, and headed with.

one revolution or operation of the machine. In manufacturing spikes itis' both desirable and necessary that; the material in the finished spike shall be so distributed as to render the spike strongestat those points which are subject to the greatest strain, and yet requiring the least quantity of material for the purposesdesired; A spike possess,

ing these .qualities to the greatest degree should have its point beveledor inclined to a distance of-at least two and one-eighth inches and thence]; reinforced or strengthened upon both sides of the head and having.

the front face of the body straight and the rear novel arrangement .ofparts -of fa spike-man chinewhich is pecnliarlyadaptedz for manufactoring the hereinbefore describedspike;

Referring more particularly to thedrawfo'rming the'point of the spike.

17 .are sectional views of the crank-shaft, showing different forms of: cams. Fig.-18'

views The rear face {of the: point may also be provided with-fuot'ches orf serrations which will engage with the timber. into which the spike'is driven and materially assist in preventing thewithdrawal of the spike. 1 A spike constructedfin' this manner. possesses a strength equalto if not greater. than the spike commonly known as the Penm ings, Figure'l is a top planview of a spike-- machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the, same, one of the flywheels being removed. Figs. 3 and 4 are end 2 views. Figsg5, 6, and 7 are transversesectional views taken on the lines 5 5, 6 6, and 7 7, respectively, of Fig. 1. Figs. 8, 9, and

10 are-detail views of the mechanism'for cut- 6o ting off the blank from which the spike is to be formed.

of the spike. .Figs.14= and 15 are perspective detail views of the adjusting mechanism for 6 5 shows plan and end views of a portion of the 1 header. Fig. 19 shows top, end, andbottom 7o 7 views, respectively, of the gripping meehan-:

ism for holding and moving the blank preparatory to its being formedinto a finished 1 spike. Figs. 20, 21, 22,and 23 are detail and point-forming mechanism, respectively. Fig. 24; showstop, end, and bottom views of the dies and die-holders. Fig. 25 'is asectional view showing the means for adj isting the gripping mechanism. Fig. 26 is an ele- 8o -vation of a'spike formed by my improved ma-' chine. Fig. 27 is a detail view of a portion of'thepoint-forming mechanism. Fig. 28 is p a'plan view of a portion of the machine, showing a blank in position between thedies.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the bed-plate'of my machine,

which may be of any suitable size and is sup- I ported at asuitable height upon legs 2. The

top 'ofthe plate is preferably recessed to form 0 ,1- Walls 1,'between which walls the spike-shap in'g mechanism is located. Journaled transversely across one end of the-bed-pl'ate is a shaftgfi, one or both ends of which may be; provided with the usual fly wheel i-andmea'ns 95 1 same." To secure greater f for, opera-ting the to form the endof the bed; j

strength, I prefer plate with upward projections swam-n which M1 is formeda portion ofthe boxings 61of thef shaft 3. ",The' shaft; is preferably providedroo g} with three came 7, 8,and .9'afndwi th a', crank j -10. Arranged transversely across the oppoe site end of the bed-plate is the cutting inech- I -..anism, which preferably consists of a station- Figs. 11,12, and 13 aresimilar I p 1 views of the mechanism-for forming thehead r 1 of the plungers for operating the dies i ary blade 11 and reciprocatory blade 12. The blade 11 is secured to the bed-plate in any suitable manner, as by screws 13, and is provided with an opening 14, which registers with a notch or recess 15 in the wall of the bed plate, through which the material is fed to the dies. The reciprocatory blade or knife is arranged to be moved back and forth in close contact with the stationary blade and has its forward end cut at an angle, so as to present a sharpened surface to engage with the bar of material from which the blank is severed, the opposite wall of the opening in the stationary die being also inclined for a similar purpose. The forward end of the blade 12 may he recessed or bifurcated, as shown at 16, so as to pass above and below the bar of material, with the cutting edge ar ranged at the bottom of the bifurcation.

The blade 12 is moved back and forth by means of an elbow-lever 17, which is pivotally secured to the top of the bed-plate and is connected to the rear end of the blade by means of a link 18 and pin 19. The opposite end of the lever l7is connected with a rod or plunger 20, which is mounted in bearings 21 upon the side of the bed-plate. The opposite end of the rod is provided with a suitable head andlocated in position to be contacted by the cam 7. A collar 22 is adjustably mounted upon the rod between the bearings, and a spring23 engages with said collar at one end and with one of the bearings at the other for the purpose of returning the rod and blade to their normal positions after they have been moved by the cam.

The dies 24 and 25 for holding the blank 2i from which the spike 25 is formed are located between the cutting mechanism and the header in position to receive and hold the blank while it is being operated upon. One of the dies 2i is stationary and the other one is movable relatively thereto and is operated by a die-block 26. The inner face of the movable die is grooved longitudinally, as shown at 27, and a portion of the stationary die overhangs the inner face, as shown at 28, and the upper face of each of the dies is provided with an inclined recess 29, within which are seated grippers 3 0 and 31. The lower edge of the movable die is grooved longitudinally, as shown at 32, within which is seated the formingblock 33 for forming the rear face of the point of the spike. The forward face or edge of block may be provided with projections 3% to form teeth or serrations 34 upon the rear face of the point of the spike. The movable die is held in engagement with the dieblock by means of an inverted- U -shaped clamp 35, which has one leg resting upon the top of the block'and the other on the die. A bolt 36 projects up through the die-block and through the clamp and is provided with a nut upon its upper end for holding the parts in position, the head of the bolt being countel-sunk into the under surface of the dieblock.

The rear face of the die-block is cut away upon a bevel 0r incline at one corner, as shown at 37, with which the pointed nose 38 of a plunger 39 engages for the purpose of forcing the die-block and die toward the stationary die. The rear face of the nose of the plunger preferably engages with a roller -10, which is mounted in a block 41, that is seated in the side wall of the bed-plate. Two screws 2 are passed through the vside wall in position to engage with the bearing-block 4:1 and to force it over to a greater or less extent for the purpose of providing an adjustment for regulating the movement of the movable die toward the stationary die. The opposite end of the plunger is provided with a head 43, which is located in position to be engaged by the cam 8 upon the shaft 3. Apin 44 projects through the side of the bed-plate into the dieblock and is provided with a spring 45, which will return the block and die to their normal position and force back the plunger 39 after it has been acted upon by the cam.

A rod 46 extends through an opening 47 in the die-block, with its inner end rigidly secured in the forming-block A spring 48 encircles the rod and fits within the opening, with its outer end bearing against a plug 49 and its inner end in engagement with the rod in any suitable manner, as by means of a pin 50. The pin is of such a length that when the die-block is at its outermost limit and the dies are open the inner face of the formingblock will stand even with the inner face of the die, and thereby cause the (lie to be always cleared. The spring is so arranged that as the die-block moves outward it will expand and clear the die of the spike, but in case the spike should become wedged in the die and prevent the spring from expanding the opposite end of the rod, which projectsa slight distance beyond the rear edge of the die-block when the spring is compressed, will engage with the side wall of the machine, and thereby stop the further outward movement of the rod, and will cause the forming-block to force the spike out of the die.

The stationary die 24 is held in position by means of a clamp 51, which rests upon the side of the machine'at one end and on top of the die at the other. The bottom of the die is sunk into a recess 52 of the bed-plate, as shown in Fig. 24, and the top of the die fits in a recess 53 in the side wall ofthe bedplate. The rear face of the die is grooved longitudinally, as shown at 54., through which a link 55 is reciprocated by means of cam 9 and a plunger 56. The link 55 is pivotally connected with the plunger in any suitable manner, as by a pin, and is preferably made substantially L-shaped, with its free end arranged directly opposite the inner edge of the forming-block and adapted to engage with the end of the blank and draw or force a portion of the blank outward to form the point of the spike. The end of the link may be provided with a roller 57' for engag- IIO ing with the blank to form the point of. the spike.

1 gitudinallyofthe blank the opposite edge or heelof the link engages with a removable wedge-shaped plate or forming-block 58. By

constructing the parts in this manner as the lin 'Qis forced toward the point'of the spike it will be graduallycrowdedover toward the foi-ming=block33,and bythetimeitreachesthe limit of it'sunovement it will have drawn one end of the blank down to the desired thickness'to give a suitable point to the spike. In the drawings I-have shown the inner face of the plate 58 as being straight, which will give a corresponding shape to the front side of the point of the spike; but the face of the spike may be givenany desired shape by providing the plate 58 with a corresponding face,

against which'the heel of the linkengages as it moves outward. The rear face oflplate 58 is provided with a tongue 59, which projects through a slot or opening 60 in the bed-plate andis engaged by a wedge-shaped key 61,

'which is adjusted by means of a screw 62.

The rear face of key 61 is inclined and fits against a correspondingly-inclinedwall of of the spike. seat, in the bed-plateby means of a plate 63 the bed-plate, so that asit is drawn downwardby the screw 62 the plate 58 will be forced over toward'the forming-block 33, and

thereby assist in the formation of the point The pl'u'ngerofi is held in its and is returned to its normal position after the spike-has beenform'e'd by means of a spring 64, which engages with a pin 65, projectingfrom one side'of the plunger; The end of the plunger to which the link is pivotally secured is preferably recessed or slightlycup-shaped, against which the end of the link engages as the plunger forces it outward in forming the point of the spike.

I spike consistsof a block or The mechanism for forming the head of the head 66, which is reciprocated longitudinally of the bed-plate by. means of a pitman 67, which is connected therewith by means of a pin 68. The opposite end of the pitman is connected with the crank 10 of shaft 3 by means'of ordinary boxing. The forward end of the head er-block 66 is recessed longitudinally and a formingblock 69 .pivotally secured therein. The free end of block 69 rests against a spring 70 and is normally held awayfroui the end of the header-block." A rod 7l'may be pivotally secured to the free end or the block and extend throughthespring 70and througha bar 72, against which the inner end of the springis adapted to engage. T-wo plates '73 are adjustably secured to t-he top and bottom, respectively, of the header-blockin positio ntoen gage with the endsof bar 7 2 to hold it in position to place thedesir'ed amount of tension upon the springwhen the forming-block 69 is forced back toward the end of the header,- block in formingthe head of the spike. Said plates are preferably slotted for the reception of screws, by means of whichthey are clamped As the link is forced outward and lonmovable die commences .not been shown.

upon the header-block. The front face of block 69, which may beof anysuitable shape, is provided with a recess 75, of such size and depth as to give the proper shapeto thev top of the head of the-spike; The adjacent faces of the dies 24 and 25 are provided with recesses 76 for giving the proper shape and dimensions to the neck of the spike. The grippers 30and 3l'are normally forced forward in their seats in the dies by means of springs 77. The outer end of "each of these springs is seated between a wall or abutment 7S'a'nd a pin 79. Two screws 80 project through the wall 78 and engage with the-spring upon 0pposite sides of the pinand rock the same upon the pin, and thereby properly adjust the free end of the spring. The inner faces ofv the grippers are arranged with their grippingfaces to stand parallelor in line with the inner face of the dies, and their upper faces are inclined upontheir outeredges, as shown at 81, was toengage with the inclined wallsof the recesses 29 and bemoved longitudinally of the dies as the dies are forced toward each other. The springs 77 will normally force 9 the grippers towardthe cutting-bladesof the machine, so that as soon as the ,blank1has been out from the bar f of Inaterialand the to move toward the.

stationary die the grippers will engage with I the blank, and nally, of the, dies by the inclined faces they will carry the blank longitudinally, of the dies toa sufficientdistance to cause. one end to be projected beyond the dies far enough to furnish the material for forming thehead and to move the opposite end far enough away from the cutting-bladestopermit of its being as theyare forced longitudi- Ice! drawn outby, the link 55 to form the point of the spike. moved longitudinally by the-grippers, it is being moved laterally'toward the stationary die by the movement of the movable die and die-block, so that by the time vitvis firmly gripped by the dies it'will havebeen moved beacted uponby the header and'point-formin'g mechanism, as shown 'inFig. 28.

While the blank is being this laterally and longitudinally into 'positionto In operation'themachin'e is provided with I the particular forms of dies necessary to make the desired spike and the-materialfed thereto by means of any ordinaryfeeding mechanism, which forms no part of my invention and has I270 The material isfed through the dies until it engages withthe free end of the forming-block at the end'of thefheade'r, said block being directly'adjacent to the dies. g

The reciprocatory blade'of the cuttin'glmechanism is then ,opera t'ed,"whicl1 feutsfoffthe 1 blank ofprop er. length from ithe end of the bar, andthe grippers brought into engagement with the blank as the-movable dieismoved toward the stationary die. As the blank'is carried longitudinally through theldi'e by the backward. movement or the grippers the header-block is drawn back by the crankshaft and carries with it. the forming-block out Of the way of the blank. By the time the blank has been secured between the dies it will have been carried over to such an extent that upon the return stroke of the header the portion of the material projecting beyond the ends of the dies will be crowded into the recess in the dies to form the neck of the spike and the remaining portion will be bent over to one side by the inclined face of the forming-block to form the overhanging portion of the head of the spike. While the blank is still gripped between the dies, the point-forming link is moved forward, so as to give the proper shape to the point of the spike. \Vhen the spike is being operated upon, it is inclosed with the dies, and the free end of the link or roller therein, as the case may be, is moved within the groove upon the rear face of the stationary die, thus producing a spike without fins or projecting edges. As soon as the spike is completed the movable die is withdrawn from the stationary die and the spike is dropped through the slot in the bottom of the machine and another blank fed into the dies. In this manner a blank is cut from a piece of material formed ,into a perfect or finished spike and dropped from the machine by a single revolution of the crankshaft.

By adjusting the tension of the spring which controls the movement of the formingdie on the header-block the formation of the head of the spike is under perfect control, and if it should be found that the blank has been moved too far forward through the dies the grippers can be adjusted so as to not engage with the blank until the movable die has been moved toward the stationary die to a greater extent. On the contrary, if the blank should not be carried forward a sufficient distance to give enough material to form the head and neck as desired the grippers can be adjusted so as to engage with the blank at an earlier period in the movement of the moving-die and grip the blank nearer the cutting mechanism. The mechanism for forming the point of the spike can be perfectly regulated or adjusted by means of the key at the side of the bed-plate, and the engagement of the movable die with the blank can be adjusted by means of set-screws which engage with the bearing-block seated in the side of the machine.

By providing the bed-plate with solid side walls and arranging the dies between the walls the strain or pressure upon the parts while the spike is being formed will be taken up laterally by the side wall and the parts will be held rigidlyin their proper positions, whereby a machine is produced of compact form and possessing enormous strength for the amount of material used in its construction and causing every spike produced to be perfect.

Having described my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. In aspike-machine, a bed-plate having its top provided with recesses formed therein leaving integral side walls and intermediate vertical walls combined with spike-forming mechanism upon said plate between thewalls therein and so arranged that the strain upon the dies in forming the spike will fall upon the side walls, and means for simultaneously moving a blank laterally and longitudinally.

2. In a spike-machine, a bed-plate, a stationary and laterally-movable die thereon, reciprocatory point-forming mechanism, a header-block provided with a forming-die arranged to bend the head of the spike laterally, and means for moving the blank simultaneously laterally and longitudinally.

3. In a spike-machine, a bed-plate, a stationary and a movable die thereon, a header, point-formingmechanism,and means for moving a blank simultaneously laterally and longitudinally within the dies after it has been severed from a bar of material.

4. In a spike-machine, a bed-plate, a stationary and movable die thereon, a header, point-forming mechanism, means for moving a blank simultaneously laterally and longitudinally, and means for adjusting each of the said parts independently of the other.

5. In a spike-machine, a bed-plate,means thereon for severing a blank from a bar of material, a movable stop for determining the length of the blank, and means for moving the blank simultaneously laterally and longitudinally within the dies as the stop is moved to the rear.

6. In a spike-machine, a bed-plate provided with side and end walls, the end wall being recessed, a perforated cutting-blade secured to the end wall, a reciprocatory blade ar ranged to movelongitudinally against the stationary blade, a reciprocatory rod at the side of the machine, and a spring mounted on said rod for returning it and the reciprocatory blade to their normal positions.

7. In a spike-machine, abed-plate provided with side and end walls, the end wall being recessed, cutting mechanism adjacent to said recess, a stationary die bearing against one of the side walls, a die-holder bearing against the other wall, a die in said holder, a block mounted in said wall and provided with a roller and awedge-shaped plunger adapted to be forced longitudinally between the roller and the die-holder.

8. In aspike-machine, a bed-plate provided withside and end walls, the end wall being recessed, cutting mechanism adjacent to said recess, a stationary die bearing against one of the walls, a die-holder against the other wall, a die in said holder, and a wedge-shaped plunger, a removable point-forming block mounted in said die, the forward edge of which is adapted to be provided with notches, whereby the point of the spike may be provided upon its rear face with serrations.

9. In a s pike-machine, a bed-plate provided with side and end walls, stationary die at one side of the plate, a die-block at the other side,

a die in the block, the lower edge of which is slotted, a forming-block in said slot, a rod secured to said forming-block and projecting through the die-block, a spring on said rod, and means for forcing the die-blockand the die toward the stationary die.

10. In a spike-machine,abed-plate provided with side and end walls, cutting mechanism adjacent to the end wall, a stationary die bearing against one of the side walls, ablock seated in the opposite side wall and provided with a roller, screws through the side wall for engaging with said block, a die-block adjacent to said wall, a die in the bloclc,and a wedge-shaped plunger adapted to be forced between the die-block and the roller.

11. Inaspike-machine,abed-plate provided with side walls, a stationary die-block resting against one of the walls, an adjustable rollerblock mounted in the other wall, a die-block adjacent to said rollerblock, a bolt through the side wall with its inner end secured in the die-block, a spring upon said bolt for normally forcing the die-block outward, and a wedge-shaped plunger adapted to be forced between the roller-block and the die-block.

12. Inaspike-machine,abed-plate provided with side walls, a stationary and a movable die mounted between said walls, grippers in said dies adapted to be moved longitudinally thereof, and means for moving the movable die toward the stationary die.

13. In aspike-machine,abed-plate provided with side walls, a stationary and a movable die between said walls, spring-actuated grippers mounted in said dies to be moved longi tudinally thereof, and means for simultaneously operating the grippers and moving the movable die toward the stationary die.

14. In aspike-machine,abed-plate provided with side walls, a stationary and a movable die between said walls, the inner face of each of which is provided with an inclined walled recess, inclined grippers in said recesses, and adapted to be moved longitudinally of the dies, means for limiting the movement of the grippers, and means for forcing the movable die toward the stationary die.

15. In a spike-machine, a beds-plate, dies mounted thereon, grippers in said dies arranged to be moved longitudinally thereof, a spring connected with each gripper, the outer end of which rests upon afulcrum and an adj usting-screw upon eachside-of thefulcrum in position to engage with said spring.

16. In a spike-machine,abed plate provided with side walls, a stationary and a movable die between said walls, the stationary die being grooved longitudinally upon its outer edge, a link mounted in said groove, provided with point-forming means at oneend, a forming-block in position to engage with the heel of said link, and means for moving the link l1ongitudinally,and for operating the movable 17. In a spike-machine, a bed-plate provided with side walls, a movable and a stationary die, the outer edge of the movable die being grooved longitudinally, a substantially L-shaped link mounted in said groove, the point of which is adapted to form thepoiut of the spike, a forming-block in position to be engaged by the heel of said link, and means for operating the movable die.

18. In a spike-machine, a bed-plate, dies mounted thereon, and a recessed headerblock, movable toward and from the dies, and provided with a laterally-movable head-forming die, said die being angled and pivotally secured at one end within said recess.

19. In a spike-machine, a bed-plate, dies mounted thereon,a header-block, the forward end of which is provided with a spring-supported, laterally-movable, head-forming die.

20. In a spike-machine, a bed-plate, dies mounted thereon, a reciprocatory headerblock, an angled head-forming die pivotally secured to said block at one end, the free end of which is recessed, a spring seated longitudinally within the block and in engagement with the die, and means for adjusting the tension of said spring. I

, 21. In a spike-machine, a bed-plate, dies mounted thereon,arecessed die-block, aheadforming die pivotally secured to the block at one end, and having its free end extended laterally in position to be forced against the head of the block, and a spring for normally forcing the free end of said die away from the block.

22. In a spike-machine, a bed-plate, dies thereon, a slotted header-block, a head-forming die and a bar in said'slots, a rod secured to the free end of the die and projecting through the bar, a spring upon the j rod between the die and the bar, and slotted plates mounted upon the top and bottom of the header-block in position to engage with the bar and adjust the tension of the spring.

23. In a spike-machine, a bed plate, a stationary and a movable die thereon, a headerblock at one end of the dies, and cutting mechanism at the other, and means for simultaneously moving the blank through the dies longitudinally, and moving the movable die laterally, and withdrawing the header-block.

24. In a spike-machine, a bed-plate the top ofwhich is recessed and provided with integrally-formed side walls and spike-forming mechanism upon the plate between the walls and so arranged that the strain upon the dies informing the spike will fall upon the side walls, in combination with means for adjusting the dies.

25. In a spike-machine, a bed-plate, a stationary and laterally-movable die thereon, point-forming mechanism, a header and grippers adjustably secured in the walls of the dies for moving the blank within the same. In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HERMAN II. BRINGER.

Witnesses:

ALBERT E. SHOEMAKER, VINCENT SIMONTON. 

